A Healthier Chocolate On The Horizon

It may not make chocolate one of your five a day – but scientists have found a way to replace up to 50 per cent of its fat content with fruit juice.

Grapes Lowered Blood Pressure, Improved Blood Flow And Reduced Inflammation In Men With Metabolic Syndrome

Consuming grapes may help protect heart health in people with metabolic syndrome, according to new research published in the Journal of Nutrition. Researchers observed a reduction in key risk factors for heart disease in men with metabolic syndrome: reduced blood pressure, improved blood flow and reduced inflammation…

Sugar And High Fructose Corn Syrup Found To Perform Equally On A Reduced Calorie Diet

A new study published in Nutrition Journal shows that people can lose weight while consuming typical amounts of sugar or high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) if their overall caloric intake is reduced.

Potential Link Between Iron, Vitamins And Physical Fitness In Adolescents

Adolescence is an important time not only for growing but for acquiring healthy habits that will last a lifetime, such as choosing foods rich in vitamins and minerals, and adopting a regular exercise regimen. Unfortunately, several studies have shown that adolescents’ intake of important nutrients, as well as their performance on standard physical fitness tests, has fallen in recent years…

Lose Weight While Still Consuming Sugar

According to a new study featured in Nutrition Journal, people can still lose weight even if they consume typical amounts of sugar or high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), as long as their overall caloric intake is reduced.

Iron, Vitamins Could Affect Physical Fitness In Adolescents

New research, published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, has found that adolescents’ blood levels of various micronutrients are correlated with their performance in physical fitness tests.

The Value Of Calcium And Vitamin D Supplements Questioned

Prescribing calcium and vitamin D supplements for men at risk of bone loss from hormonal treatment for prostate cancer seems like good medicine. But new research from epidemiologists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center showed that this type of supplementation did not prevent bone loss and, in fact, may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and aggressive prostate cancer…

Nutrition Of Young Children Linked To IQ In Later Years

Children fed healthy diets in early age may have a slightly higher IQ, while those on heavier junk food diets may have a slightly reduced IQ, according to new research from the University of Adelaide…

Healthy Food Choices Improve With Color-Coded System

A program designed to encourage more healthful food choices through simple color-coded labels and the positioning of items in display cases was equally successful across all categories of employees at a large hospital cafeteria…

Women With Major Depression Benefit From Creatine

Women battling stubborn major depression may have a surprising new ally in their fight – the muscle-building dietary supplement creatine…

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